Performance Management for Career Executives: A 'Start Where You Are, Use What You Have' Guide

This report describes how career executives can overcome common problems in the design, alignment, use, and communication of performance measures and information. It provides a series of antidotes to the cynicism and fatigue frequently felt by career...

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By

Christopher G. Wye

Chris Wye and Associates, cwye@verizon.net

This report describes how career executives can overcome common problems in the design, alignment, use, and communication of performance measures and information. It provides a series of antidotes to the cynicism and fatigue frequently felt by career executives in regard to performance management. The report offers specific advice on actions and approaches career executives can take, and urges career executives to use goals and performance measures as critical aspects of their work. This guide serves as a companion to Wye’s report "Performance Management for Political Executives: A ‘Start Where You Are, Use What You Have’ Guide." Managing for Performance and Results

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